Lesson 8 Practice Problems
1. Match each quadratic expression given in factored form with an equivalent
expression in standard form. One expression in standard form has no match.
A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 3.
D. 4.
5.
2. Both and contain a sum and a difference and have only
3 and in each factor.
If each expression is rewritten in standard form, will the two expressions be the
same? Explain or show your reasoning.
3. a. Show that the expressions and are equivalent.
b. The expressions and are equivalent and can help us
find the product of two numbers. Which two numbers are they?
c. Write as a product of a sum and a difference, and then as a difference
of two squares. What is the value of ?
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4. Write each expression in factored form. If not possible, write “not possible.”
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
5. What are the solutions to the equation ?
A. and
B. and
C. and
D. and
(From Unit 7, Lesson 4.)
6. Create a diagram to show that is equivalent to .
(From Unit 7, Lesson 6.)
7. Select all the expressions that are equivalent to .
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
(From Unit 7, Lesson 6.)
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8. Mai fills a tall cup with hot cocoa, 12 centimeters in height. She waits 5 minutes for it
to cool. Then, she starts drinking in sips, at an average rate of 2 centimeters of height
every 2 minutes, until the cup is empty.
The function gives the height of hot cocoa in Mai’s cup, in centimeters, as a
function of time, in minutes.
a. Sketch a possible graph of . Be sure
to include a label and a scale for each
axis.
b. What quantities do the domain and
range represent in this situation?
c. Describe the domain and range of .
(From Unit 4, Lesson 11.)
9. Two bacteria populations are measured at the same time. One bacteria population,
, is modeled by the equation , where is the number of days
since it was first measured. The second bacteria population, , is modeled by the
equation .
Which statement is true about the two populations?
A. The second population will always be larger than the first.
B. Both populations are increasing.
C. The second bacteria population decreases more rapidly than the first.
D. When initially measured, the first population is larger than the second.
(From Unit 5, Lesson 7.)
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